{"product_id":"9781504026130","title":"The Coal War: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe scion of a coal-mining empire sides against his family in the bloody fight to unionize Colorado’s mines in this gripping sequel to \u003ci\u003eKing Coal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The son of a prominent coal magnate, Hal Warner is horrified by the dangerous working conditions, long hours, and starvation wages endured by the men who toil in his family’s mines. He tries to rouse other members of his privileged class to a similar state of indignation, but soon faces a much more severe test of his progressivism. When a labor group organizes a massive strike and the mining companies respond with punishing brutality, Hal’s commitment to the cause of reform becomes a matter of life and death.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Coal War \u003c\/i\u003eis Upton Sinclair’s searing follow-up to \u003ci\u003eKing Coal\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on events surrounding the Ludlow Massacre of 1914, it dramatizes one of the most significant conflicts between labor and capital in American history and offers an unflinching look at the shocking realities of a miner’s life in the early twentieth century. Published posthumously, this powerful and tragic novel is one of Sinclair’s finest.\u003cbr\u003e This ebook has been authorized by the estate of Upton Sinclair.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136918962416,"sku":"9781504026130","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504026130_p0.jpg?v=1769897160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504026130","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}